There is a Public Health team devoted to improving the health of women, babies, children, teens, and their families in Shasta County.
The Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Unit helps connect people to information and resources for prenatal care, maternal mental health, Medi-Cal services, substance use treatment and more!
Call us at (530) 225-5850, or toll-free at (800) 300-5122 to get started.
Also, see the Healthy Families Handbook in Supporting Documents below. It is a guide to local resources, from pre-conception and pregnancy to raising teens. You can also contact us to get a printed copy.
Help Me Grow Shasta-Help Me Grow Shasta helps you understand your child's developmental ages and stages. Easily connects families to resources. Call Shasta County Office of Education for more information. (530)-605-2645
Home Visiting Programs: Get connected to a parent champion to answer your questions, provide guidance, and link you to resources to help you meet your family goals. Home visiting programs serve pregnant women and parenting families for free. Help Me Grow can link you to the program that meets your needs.
www.helpmegrowshasta.com/home-visiting/
updated: 03/21/2025
Supporting information
Updated March 21, 2025, by the Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Unit, shastamcah [at] shastacounty.gov (shastamcah[at]shastacounty[dot]gov)
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